Banarasi Silk
Banarasi Silk (also known as Benarasi Silk) is a fine variant of Silk originating from the city of Varanasi Banarasi sarees are available in a host of colours and are known more for the gold and silver zari work that adorns them. Banarasi sarees can be categorized into four distinct varieties, namely pure silk (katan), organza (kora) with zari and silk, georgette and shattir. Of these, the pure silk variety is the most renown. On the basis of design, Banarasi sarees are also classified into jangla, tanchoi, vaskat, cutwork, tissue and butidar.